Just one problem. The Amish don’t vote.
You’ve never watched Amish Mafia before?
They absolutely do in Lancaster PA.
After winning re-election in 2004, George W. Bush took a trip to Amish Country.
He hadn't come for a handmade quilt commemorating his second term, or a sampler of fresh preserves to keep onboard Air Force One.
This was business.
Specifically, Bush had come to thank Lancaster County Republican organizers who had worked on his behalf to secure strong turnout among local Amish voters that Nov. 2.
Wooing the Amish vote in the 2016 election
Holmes County, Ohio, has the highest population of Amish and Mennonites in the United States. CNN's Gary Tuchman asked some of its residents for their thoughts on the 2016 election as a Donald Trump Superpac prepares to target their community over the summer.
Most Amish don’t vote in national elections but about 10-15% do. That’s a significant number in a swing state. It can’t hurt to try to turn out more of them as they usually vote heavily Republican. They vote in greater numbers on some local ballots, particularly where zoning and local law is concerned.
Yes they do. I believe it is the Mennonites who don't
The Amish aren't opposed to voting in principle. They just tend to concern themselves with local matters, and probably view national elections as too remote to concern them. Somewhere around 10-15% of Amish do vote in national elections.